Artnoose's review
The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13)
by Lemony Snicket
Artnoose's review
The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13) by Lemony Snicket
Artnoose's review
rating:
I began reading the series after the first 12 had been released. I read #13 as soon as it came out. I think that the strength with this series is in its entity as a series.
For example, in the first books, there's a dichotomy between good and evil, but as the children go through their series of unfortunate events, morality becomes blurred. This was one of the things I admired most about the books.
In addition, Sunny is one of the most interesting and overlooked characters in the series, especially in the beginning. If you look at what she is saying, however, often it is some pertinent word spelled backwards or else Latin.
Also, I love the amount of new vocabulary that is introduced, particularly for children who might be reading it. An adult, this series fully cemented the word "ersatz" into common usage for me.
The one drawback I would say is the ending. I think the author seriously flubbed it. I'm not sure how I might make it different, but the mystery of the b...more
For example, in the first books, there's a dichotomy between good and evil, but as the children go through their series of unfortunate events, morality becomes blurred. This was one of the things I admired most about the books.
In addition, Sunny is one of the most interesting and overlooked characters in the series, especially in the beginning. If you look at what she is saying, however, often it is some pertinent word spelled backwards or else Latin.
Also, I love the amount of new vocabulary that is introduced, particularly for children who might be reading it. An adult, this series fully cemented the word "ersatz" into common usage for me.
The one drawback I would say is the ending. I think the author seriously flubbed it. I'm not sure how I might make it different, but the mystery of the b...more
